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Experience By Sanjeev Nanda: Nandi Hills is a popular tourist destination, which one may mistakenly call a hill-station for one reason or another. My trip to Bangalore (one of the many I undertake during any given year) came with my sorry behind being dragged to the top of the mountain, following an overnight drive from Bengaluru. I was, at the moment, reeling in from a devastating break-up. My intention to go to the IT capital was to begin getting over the heartbreak that I had been subjected to. Instead of rebounding, I was tossed into a minivan, and taken to the hallowed peak of the Nandi Mountain range. My friend, Mr. KLPD, insisted that we arrive at the break of dawn to the top of the mountain - and I later found out why! The mountains were ablaze by the soft, morning sun. I was angry at KLPD for stealing my nights' sleep, at my girlfriend for breaking my heart, and my job for not paying me a million bucks per week - but all of that was gone, when I saw that it is w...

Darren Huston discusses the company's offer of euro bonds and shares his perspective on online travel. Listen to the conversation between Darren Huston and Simon on CNBC.com Darren Huston – We just did a euro bond offering that we’re really proud of. At one 1.8% it’s helping to balance our balance sheets. Exposure that we have. And we think it’s a great raise and helps us bring money back in the United States as well. Simon – You know, you warned us about the currency effects last year and you stock didn’t do very well. But if you look at a chart of where we’ve been since your earnings call a couple of weeks ago, you’ve changed the conversation. It’s a 20% move in the stock. You’ve added, I think, 10 billion dollars back on shareholder value. What is making the difference now? What are you saying to people that he’s clearly moving the needle? Darren Huston – Well, Simon, I think, first of all, currency obviously is a very impo...